When I was married, the only people invited to my bridal shower were people I was close to emotionally and lived near enough to possibly even attend the party. Same thing for my baby shower.
Every single one of my cousins (I'm a good decade older than the next oldest cousin) sends me bridal and baby shower invitations. I live 600 miles away. I see them maybe once a year when I cannot avoid the Thanksgiving reunion. I would never know the party came and went without me, nor would I care.
I just received an invitation to a bridal shower for the bride of a cousin who was born when I was already off at college. I have seen him maybe 10 times in his 22 years. His parents have already told me they consider me one step above the devil incarnate because of my religious beliefs.
AAGHHH!
Why the heck would you invite someone to a party you know they cannot attend anyway unless it's a shameless plea for another gift?
6. That's generally how I've always understood it. I am more than willing to...
adapt to new traditions (and why should the bride's friends/family bear the financial brunt) but confess I'm a wee bit conservative when it comes to etiquette. I've always been of the school that friends host showers, not family members. Changing times, I get it. I'm not a complete fuddy duddy.
And see la lioness's response below... if it were me I'd be expected to send invitations to every releative or it'd be considered a slight... so that's the perspective I'm seeing it from.
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